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Also: Advice for PR pros from a Chicago Tribune journalist.
Hello, communicators:
Chicago Tribune reporter Gregory Pratt shared a screenshot of an email from Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot asking staff to avoid giving him any more than the bare minimum of information, offering his thoughts on how organizations should navigate relationships with journalists.
Pratt covers the Lightfoot administration and Chicago City Hall for the Tribune.
A colleague sent me this 2020 email from Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. I could teach a journalism class about it. pic.twitter.com/ps2GLOK6lE
— Gregory Royal Pratt (@royalpratt) February 28, 2022
Don’t take things personal when they’re good or when they’re bad. Reporting relationships have ups and downs. This was in a period where Mayor Lightfoot was upset with Tribune stories. It happens.
— Gregory Royal Pratt (@royalpratt) February 28, 2022
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